Get ready for a red carpet scandal. Sacha Baron Cohen wants to attend the Academy Awards as his character from The Dictator, but there’s a chance the Academy will veto his costume choice. They’re not big fans of promoting specific movies during the Oscar telecast, apparently. But at least for the pre-show red carpet, it doesn’t seem like the Academy has much of a leg to stand on - they can’t stop an actor from wearing what he wants, right? Plus, total commitment to the character is SBC’s whole shtick. It’s actually kind of surprising that he hasn’t already tried to attend the Oscars as Borat or Bruno.
